Archive for July, 2009

History of the Mexican Republic

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Mexico’s 1,972,550 square kilometers in size and has an estimated population of 111 million people. It is bordered on the north by the United States, on the South by Belize and Guatemala, on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Caribbean Sea. Mexico has an incredibly rich history, particularly in regards to the remarkably advanced indigenous people groups. It is believed that the original humans migrated from Siberia (it is believed there used to be a land formation that sank in what is now the Bering Strait) in migratory waves started in 60,000 BC. Somewhere between 7000 and 3000 BC, the people in central Mexico began cultivating agriculture. They went from being nomadic hunters and gatherers to settling into permanent villages. Throughout what is today Mexico, there were dozens and dozens of different ethnic tribes that influenced one another, and at various points in time sometimes conquered one another, too.

Mexico’s “mother culture” is considered to be the (more…)

Passage from San Juan del Sur to Huatulco - Days 4 and 5

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Passage from San Juan del Sur to Huatulco - Days 2 and 3

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

ATV Tour of San Juan del Sur

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Exploring San Juan del Sur

Monday, July 27th, 2009